Piusa (river)
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Piusa Piusa jõgi, Pimža jõgi, Пиуза (Piusa), Пимжа (Pimscha) |
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 The Piusa in Võru County |
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Estonia , Pskov Oblast ( Russia ) |
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| River system | Narva | |
| Drain over | Narva → Baltic Sea | |
| source | near Plaani, Haanja municipality in Võru county | |
| muzzle | in the Pleskauer See (southern part of Lake Peipus ) Coordinates: 57 ° 58 ′ 2 ″ N , 27 ° 49 ′ 10 ″ E 57 ° 58 ′ 2 ″ N , 27 ° 49 ′ 10 ″ E |
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| Height difference | 212 m | |
| Bottom slope | 1.9 ‰ | |
| length | 109 km | |
| Catchment area | 796 km² | |
| Drain |
MQ MHQ |
5.5–6 m³ s |
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The Piusa ( Estonian Piusa jõgi , also: Pimža jõgi ; Russian Пиуза, Пимжа Piusa, Pimscha ) is a river in southwest Estonia and the Russian Pskov Oblast .
The river has its source at Plaani, Haanja municipality in Võru county . Its length is 109 km. In a section of 17 km near Pechory it forms the border between Estonia and the Russian Federation. After another 14 km it flows into the southern part of the Peipussee , the Pleskauer See, on the Russian side .
The catchment area of the Piusa covers 796 km², of which 508 km² are on Estonian territory. Their gradient of 212 m is the highest of all Estonian rivers, their average flow rate is 5.5–6 m³ / s.
Web links
Commons : Piusa - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Full description (Estonian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Piusa on Setomaa Emajõgi (Estonian)
- ↑ Landscape Reserve of Primeval Valley of Piusa River ( Memento of the original from September 2, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (engl.)
